Even at the time of the start of sales of AMD Ryzen Threadripper processors, Japanese colleagues noted that many local buyers prefer to buy only motherboards with Socket TR4 socket in this country, and the processors themselves are bought in foreign stores with delivery to Japan, since this is cheaper.

Now the resource AKIBA PC Hotline informs that all Japanese stores began to lower prices for Ryzen Threadripper processors, although only two weeks have passed since the announcement. Japanese traders are ready to sacrifice part of the profits to attract buyers - the prices for these processors are reduced by approximately 10-12%.

It is difficult to say whether this will help to keep Japanese consumers from being tempted by "cross-border purchases", but the trade networks in some countries would do well to learn concessions from their Japanese counterparts.